Marvin S. Swartz

May 1, 2024 | ps.psychiatryonline.org | Michael Flores |Marvin S. Swartz

The experience of adverse childhood events (ACEs) increases the likelihood of deleterious mental health outcomes. Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and minoritized racial and ethnic groups experience a disproportionate number of ACEs relative to their counterparts. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated mental health hardships that youths experienced because of social isolation, lack of peer interaction, financial hardships, and surges in domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Mar 21, 2024 | ncnewsline.com | Marvin S. Swartz |Megan Moore

People in behavioral health crises and their families are all too often dismayed to find that a call to 911 results in law enforcement taking them into custody to transport them for evaluation. Law enforcement frequently transport persons in crisis in handcuffs – a surprising contrast to transport for medical crises via ambulance where shackles are rarely the norm.